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The Namibian
Mon 12 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair? Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform. SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf
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NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-08-02
Cabinet endorses honours regulatory body
Shinovene Immanuel
CABINET on Tuesday endorsed the establishment of a regulatory body to administer and process conferment of national honours.
The endorsement followed Minister of Veterans’ Affairs, Nickey Iyambo’s Cabinet memorandum titled “Regulations on the Conferment of National Honours” for the body that will be called the National Honours Advisory Committee Secretariat.
Iyambo’s submission comes a year after the Conferment of National Honours Act, 2012 came into force.
The secretariat will receive and process recommendations or communication from various government officers on conferment of national honours.
Iyambo yesterday confirmed his Cabinet memorandum telling The Namibian that the committee will make it easier to identify potential people who can receive national honours.
Their recommendations will then be considered by President Hifikepunye Pohamba who has the powers to reward national honours to individuals. So far, most honours conferred on Namibians were based on political perspectives.
Iyambo said things will change since the committee will have more time to select potential candidates from other spheres such as “bishops, businesspeople or even ‘meme kapana’”.
The minister further said the committee will receive recommendations of people who deserve to be honoured from the public.
The full time secretariat which will be made up of civil servants will then investigate the eligibility of the person recommended by the public.
Thereafter names will then be forwarded to the President as potential recipients of national recognition and the regulation will be gazetted before end of this year.
According to the new changes, the secretariat will also be responsible for researching and formulating policies for the Namibian honours system which will be “all embracing and equitable”.
Part of the mandate of the 15-member committee is to compile and update the list of all Namibian honours and preparing national honours events. Its tenure is five years and it will meet at least three times a year.
The Act will also makes it possible for the formation of a sub-committee to help the main committee.
The Ministry of Veterans says there are funds available for the initial implementation of the Act and regulations.
Namibian national honours consist of orders, decorations and medals which the President my confer on a person.
It has become customary for the Head of State to confer medals on Independence Days or Heroes Days recognising men and women who made outstanding contributions to the liberation struggle and overall development in the country.
The endorsement followed Minister of Veterans’ Affairs, Nickey Iyambo’s Cabinet memorandum titled “Regulations on the Conferment of National Honours” for the body that will be called the National Honours Advisory Committee Secretariat.
Iyambo’s submission comes a year after the Conferment of National Honours Act, 2012 came into force.
The secretariat will receive and process recommendations or communication from various government officers on conferment of national honours.
Iyambo yesterday confirmed his Cabinet memorandum telling The Namibian that the committee will make it easier to identify potential people who can receive national honours.
Their recommendations will then be considered by President Hifikepunye Pohamba who has the powers to reward national honours to individuals. So far, most honours conferred on Namibians were based on political perspectives.
Iyambo said things will change since the committee will have more time to select potential candidates from other spheres such as “bishops, businesspeople or even ‘meme kapana’”.
The minister further said the committee will receive recommendations of people who deserve to be honoured from the public.
The full time secretariat which will be made up of civil servants will then investigate the eligibility of the person recommended by the public.
Thereafter names will then be forwarded to the President as potential recipients of national recognition and the regulation will be gazetted before end of this year.
According to the new changes, the secretariat will also be responsible for researching and formulating policies for the Namibian honours system which will be “all embracing and equitable”.
Part of the mandate of the 15-member committee is to compile and update the list of all Namibian honours and preparing national honours events. Its tenure is five years and it will meet at least three times a year.
The Act will also makes it possible for the formation of a sub-committee to help the main committee.
The Ministry of Veterans says there are funds available for the initial implementation of the Act and regulations.
Namibian national honours consist of orders, decorations and medals which the President my confer on a person.
It has become customary for the Head of State to confer medals on Independence Days or Heroes Days recognising men and women who made outstanding contributions to the liberation struggle and overall development in the country.
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